DYGB-FM
DYGB (91.7 FM), broadcasting as Power91 FM, is a news/talk and music FM radio station owned and operated by Gold Label Broadcasting System, Inc. Its studios and transmitter are located at Dy Chiao Kiao Bldg., Gov. M. Perdices cor. San Juan Sts., Dumaguete.[1][2][3][4][5] It operates daily from 4:30 AM to 12:00 MN.
| City | Dumaguete |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Dumaguete |
| Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
| Branding | Power 91 FM |
| Slogan | Ang Sibyaanang Balanse, Patas ug Kadangpan sa Tanan. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Cebuano, Filipino |
| Format | Pop MOR, News, Talk |
| Affiliations | Radio Mindanao Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gold Label Broadcasting System |
| History | |
First air date | August 10, 1991 |
Former frequencies | 95.7 MHz (1991) |
Call sign meaning | Gold Label Broadcasting |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | NTC |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
History
DYGB began operations on August 10, 1991 as Power 95 FM, airing a CHR/Top 40 format. At the time of its launch, the station was located at 95.7 MHz.
It became the first FM radio station in Dumaguete City to use Digital Audio Tape (DAT) and compact discs (CDs) for song playback and cart machines for playing national and local commercials, jingles and station promotional materials, all of which were acquired from the United States through JAM Creative Productions.
The said format has proven popular to its listeners, as it quickly became the overall #1 FM radio station in Dumaguete City and the entire province of Negros Oriental.
In the same year, DYEM's owner, Negros Broadcasting and Publishing Inc., filed a case against GLBSI because the station was broadcasting nearer to that station's frequency, which is at 96.7 MHz. GLBSI later responded to DYEM's case by moving DYGB to its current frequency, 91.7 MHz, with the branding being changed to Power 91 FM.
In mid-1994, DYGB-FM was relaunched as a "news and music" FM station, shifted to the masa format with news, public affairs, commentary, public service and brokered programming to its schedule.
Since the reformat, it remains the city's most listened-to FM radio station, a distinction that still holds up to this day.
References
- NEGROS ORIENTAL BROADCAST STATIONS | NTC Region 7
- Power 91 DYGB top radio station
- Ex-dyRC reporter Baesa awarded P50,000 in libel case; the TRO-Labella meeting
- 2019 Sandurot Festival Highlights! Brought to you by The Local Government of Dumaguete, co-presented by Globe Telecom and Power 91 DYGB-FM
- Broadcaster shot dead in Dumaguete